| Operation | Description
| No. of Officers | Duration of Operation
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| Torino 2006 | Air operation to counter illegal migration under the premise of attending the Winter Olympics in Turin.
| Italian liaison officer based at Heathrow. UK officers attended planning and evaluation meetings
| 3-26 February |
| FIFA 2006 | Information collated to assess border risks associated with the World Cup
| Information exchange only | 9 June-9 July
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| Agelaus | Focus on minors smuggled or trafficked to the EU by air. Develop procedures for the identification, reception, shelter and protection of the victims.
| Information exchange and attendance at planning meeting.
| 1-28 February |
| Amazon I | To assess and counter the perceived threat posed by South American nationals to EU airports.
| Officer to Frontex HQ and attendance at planning and evaluation meetings.
| 1-16 November |
| Poseidon 2006 | Land and Sea Op targeting illegal migration from Albania, FYROM and Turkey.
| Four officers participating in operation, plus attendance at planning and evaluation meetings.
| 25 June-5 July |
| Zeus | Sea Op targeting irregular migrants posing as seamen
| Attendance at planning meeting. (Op was delayed until 2007).
| 27 June |
| Hera I | Sea Op targeting illegal migration from West Africa to the Canary Islands
| Two officers sent to Fuerteventura, plus attendance at planning meeting.
| August-September |
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| Gate of Africa—UK provided two document experts between 17 July and 3 September (funded by ARGO not Frontex)
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| Support to Malta—UK provided a Chief Immigration officer for one month in September 2006. (Initially a bilateral but Frontex later agreed to provide funding—not classed as a Frontex operation)
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| Operation | Description
| No. of Officers | Duration
| Dates |
| Amazon II | Air Op targeting South American Nationals.
| 1 x IO | 18 days | 19 February-9 March 2007
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| Amazon III | Follow up of Amazon II.
| 1 x IO | 21 days | 7-28 November 2007
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| Herakles I | Land Op on Hungary/Serbian border
| 1 x HMI
1 x IO | 5 days
5 days
| 8-17 August 2007 |
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| Herakles II | As above |
3 x IO's | 25 days total | 10-19 October 2007
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| Hydra | Air Op targeting Chinese nationals
| 3 x IO's | 64 days total |
11 April-11 May 2007 |
| Gordius | Land Op targeting illegal migration from Moldova
| 2 x AIO's | 24 days total |
16-29 April 2007 |
| Poseidon Stage II | Land and Sea Op targeting illegal migration from Albania, FYROM and Turkey.
| 6 x IO's
1 x CIO | 60 days
10 days
| 26 June-15 July 2007 |
| Poseidon Stage III | As above.
| 7 x IO's
1 x CIO | 70 days
10 days
| 18 September-7 October 2007 |
| Hera 2007 Stage II | Sea Op targeting illegal migration from West Africa to the Canary Islands
| 4 x IO's
1 x CIO | 45 days
10 days
| 22 July-30 November 2007 |
| Minerva | Sea Op targeting illegal migration through the western med to Southern Spain
| 4 x IO's
I x CIO (co-ordinator) | 21 days
33 days
| 15 August-14 September 2007 |
| Kras | Land Op targeting illegal migration from Croatia
| 2 x IO's | 15 days total |
12-22 September 2007 |
| Nautilus II Stage II | Sea Op targeting illegal migration through the central med to Malta and Lampedusa
| 1 x DC | 21 days | 10-28 September 2007
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| Ursus IV | Pilot project aimed at enhancing operational cooperation on border management between EU and Ukraine
| 2 x IO's | 14 days total |
26 November-2 December 2007 |
| Zeus | Sea Op targeting irregular migrants posing as seamen
| 1 x SGT
1 x IO | 7 days
18 days
| 15-30 October 2007 |
| Hermes | Sea Op targeting illegal migration through the central med to Sardinia and the Balearics
| 1 x IO
1 x HMI | 12 days
8 days
| 18 September-9 October 2007 |
| Extended Family | Air Op targeting Nigerian nationals
| 2 x IO's
Stats also compiled from Heathrow and Gatwick
| 28 days total | 7-20 October and 3-16 November 2007
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| Pilot Project | Description
| UK participation | Duration
| Dates |
| Agelaus | Air Op targeting minors
| Stats compiled from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester
| 28 days | 1-28 February 2007
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| Other activities | Description
| UK participation | Duration
| Dates |
| Long Stop I | Air Op targeting Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans
| Workshop to draft a handbook (Not actual operation)
| 4 days | 5-8 November 2007
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